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Biological therapy
Biological therapy: Treatment to stimulate or restore the ability of the immune (defense) system to fight infection and disease. Biological therapy is thus any form of treatment that uses the body's natural abilities that constitute the…
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Show more- Gareis-Mason syndrome An inherited (genetic) syndrome with characteristic features including (1) neurologically: mental retardation…
- Runt-related transcription factor 1 See: Runx-1
- Tear gas poisoning See: Riot control agent poisoning
- E2F3 E2F transcription factor 3. E2F3 is a gene on chromosome 6p22 that is a member of the E2F family of…
- Peritonsillar abscess A collection of pus behind the tonsils that pushes one of the tonsils toward the uvula (the prominent soft…
- Syndrome, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch See: DiGeorge syndrome
- Aristolochia fangchi A Chinese herb that is injurious to the kidney and is also associated with an increased risk of cancer of the…
- Commensal 1. Living in a relationship in which one organism derives food or other benefits from another organism…
- Carbon monoxide on houseboats See: Houseboat carbon monoxide poisoning
- CD4 A large glycoprotein molecule found on the surface of T lymphocytes that serves as the receptor for HIV. The…
- Facial nerve The facial nerve is the seventh cranial nerve. It is a mixed nerve that has fibers both going out and coming…
- Akinetic mutism A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology…